Botany Dictionary

  • Exudate

    Exudate

    A substance, such as sap or resin, that oozes out of a plant.

  • Eye

    Eye

    A bud or small shoot, especially on a tuber like a potato, capable of growing into a new plant.

  • F1 hybrid

    F1 hybrid

    The first-generation offspring resulting from a cross between two genetically distinct parent plants.

  • F2 hybrid

    F2 hybrid

    The second generation resulting from the self-pollination or crossing of F1 hybrids, showing greater genetic variation.

  • Facultative

    Facultative

    Optional or adaptable; in plants, refers to species that can survive under various conditions but do not require them.

  • Evapotranspiration

    Evapotranspiration

    The combined process of water evaporation from soil and transpiration from plants.

  • Even-pinnate

    Even-pinnate

    Describes compound leaves with pairs of leaflets arranged evenly and lacking a central end leaflet.

  • Evebloomer

    Evebloomer

    A plant that typically blooms in the evening or late afternoon.

  • Evergreen

    Evergreen

    Referring to trees and shrubs that maintain their foliage continuously throughout all seasons.

  • Everlastings

    Everlastings

    Plants with flowers that retain color and shape after drying, often used in dried floral arrangements.